Confusion Around COVID Ruling Swirls as Two Missouri School Districts End Semester Early
As a growing number of Missouri school districts drop COVID mitigation measures under threat from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, at least two closed the doors on their fall semester early due to large numbers of staff and students out sick.
Thinking Outside the Big Box to Address Food Deserts
The solution to food deserts doesn’t appear to lie in wooing large retailers to fill voids so much as listening to the needs of the underserved and trying multiple approaches to get healthy foods in the hands of residents.
Converting O’Neil Bridge to Linear Park ‘Top Priority’ for City Officials
(Editor’s note, updated March 3: The city announced today it is issuing a request for proposals/qualifications to study the reuse of the existing Buck O’Neil Bridge. The study will be done by the City of Kansas City, Jackson County and Clay County using $300,000 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. “The study will gather public…
Tap List | A KC Whiskey Tasting
Tap List’s beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer has volunteered her palette to taste test six local whiskeys for the holidays.
Converting Buck O’Neil Bridge to Linear Park ‘Top Priority’ for City Officials
A proposal to convert the old Buck O’Neil Bridge into a linear park with dramatic downtown views is being described as a top priority at City Hall, but key questions remain about its ownership, cost and operation.
Cameron Lamb Case Stirs Emotions of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones in Police Shootings
Families that have lost loved ones in police shootings have been both encouraged and retraumatized by the recent Cameron Lamb case.
Nick’ Picks | The Week’s Hot News Items Include the Weather and Chiefs
Nick’s Picks for this week’s top news items include unseasonably warm weather, the red hot Kansas City Chiefs and the future of Kansas City Police Department Chief Rick Smith.
Lake City Ammo Plant May Reload
Congress has approved language for the National Defense Authorization Act that reverses the previously proposed cuts to small ammunition production at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
Council Approves Incentives for Fidelity HQ Project at Crown Center
By Kevin Collison An incentive deal for the proposed headquarters of Fidelity Security Life Insurance at 27th and Main sailed through the City Council Thursday despite neighborhood criticism and broader policy concerns about its planned garage. The Council voted 11-1 to approve a tax incentive package valued at about $9 million for the $83.4 million…
Fertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico
As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.